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Despite being less famous than their elliptical and spiral galactic cousins, irregular dwarf galaxies, such as the one captured in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image, are actually one of the most common types of galaxy in the Universe. Known as UGC 4459, this dwarf galaxy is located approximately 11 million light-years away in the constellation of Ursa Major (The Great Bear), a constellation that is also home to the Pinwheel Galaxy (M101), the Owl Nebula (M97), Messier 81, Messier 82 and several other galaxies all part of the M81 group.
UGC 4459’s diffused and disorganised appearance is characteristic of an irregular dwarf galaxy. Lacking a distinctive structure or shape, irregular dwarf galaxies are often chaotic in appearance, with neither a nuclear bulge — a huge, tightly packed central group of stars — nor any trace of spiral arms — regions of stars extending from the centre of the galaxy. Astronomers suspect that some irregular dwarf galaxies were once spiral or elliptical galaxies, but were later deformed by the gravitational pull of nearby objects.
Rich with young blue stars and older red stars, UGC 4459 has a stellar population of several billion. Though seemingly impressive, this is small when compared to the 200 to 400 billion stars in the Milky Way!
Observations with Hubble have shown that because of their low masses, star formation is very low compared to larger galaxies. Only very little of their original gas has been turned into stars. Thus, these small galaxies are interesting to study to better understand primordial environments and the star formation process.
More information: www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1613a/
Credit:
ESA/Hubble & NASA
Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt (Geckzilla)
Looking immaculate on its first day in service, ARRIVA Kent Thameside 6235 Y468 UGC is seen on St John's Lane, Hartley whilst working route 433. Monday 2nd September 2013.
Three of these vehicles arrived at Northfleet in December 2012 to replace the same number of Volvo Olympian's, it was anticipated that these would replace like for like as quick as possible however following the entry to service of 6234 in May the other two have remained in store at their home depot. With ARRIVA seeking to have a low floor fleet prior to the new school year 6235 was prepped for service at the end of August and 6233 is to follow soon after.
DAF DB250 - Alexander ALX400 (Ex-ARRIVA London DLA 268)
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Regional Transport (Shropshire) DAF DB250 passes Station Link Road whilst carrying a rail replacement service for Rugby
Vehicle Details
Operator: Regional Transport of Shropshire
Fleet Details: DLA273
Registration: Y473 UGC
Vehicle Type: DAF DB250, Alexander ALX400
TheHubble Space Telescope imaged this lonely spiral galaxy called UGC 9391. The galaxy resides 130 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Draco near the north celestial pole. Its star-studded spiral arms stand in splendid isolation against a backdrop of distant galaxies, which are only visible as indistinct swirls or smudges thanks to their vast distances from Earth. The image also features some much brighter foreground stars closer to home. These bright nearby stars are ringed with diffraction spikes – prominent spikes caused by light interacting with the inner workings of Hubble’s secondary mirror supports.
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Riess et al
For more information, visit: www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2022/hubble-spies-a-lo...
ARRIVA Kent & Surrey 6227 Y451 UGC is seen on Lords Wood Lane, Lords Wood whilst working route 166. Friday 9th October 2015.
DAF DB250 - Alexander ALX400 (Ex-ARRIVA London South DLA 260)
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ARRIVA Kent & Surrey 6232 Y465 UGC is seen on Maidstone Road, Matfield whilst working route 6. Friday 12th August 2016.
Withdrawn from service at Tunbridge Wells a few weeks after this picture was taken it was initially stored at the garage before being sold to Hardwicks, Barnsley in November 2016 and was collected the following month.
DAF DB250 - Alexander ALX400 (Ex-ARRIVA London South DLA265)
ARRIVA Kent Thameside 6234 Y467 UGC is seen having turned out of Dale Road into Station Road, Southfleet whilst working route 489. Wednesday 17th July 2013.
DAF DB250 10.2m - Alexander ALX400 (Ex-ARRIVA London North DLA267)
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ARRIVA Kent Thameside 6234 Y467 UGC is seen turning out of St Johns Lane and into Church Road, Hartley while working route 423. Tuesday 4th June 2013.
6234 would remain at Northfleet until withdrawal in October 2016 and following a period in store at Southend was sold to Richmond Avenue Primary School, Shoeburyness in May 2017.
DAF DB250 10.2m - Alexander ALX400 (Ex-ARRIVA London South DLA 267)
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UGC 3697 (GB 1, the Integral Sign Galaxy and others) is an edge-on spiral with warped arms located approximately 151 million light-years away in Camelopardalis. Scientists believe the warping is the result of interaction with a dwarf galaxy.
UGC 3714 is the round spiral below and to the left (east) of UGC 3697. It is located approximately 140 million light-years away.
Luminance – 24x600s – 240 minutes – binned 1x1
RGB – 8x300s – 40 minutes each – binned 2x2
360 minutes total exposure – 6 hours
Imaged January 29th and 30th, 2017 from Dark Sky New Mexico at Rancho Hidalgo (Animas, New Mexico) with a SBIG STF-8300M on an Astro-Tech AT12RCT at f/8 2432mm.
The Pegasus Dwarf Irregular Galaxy (UGC 12613 and others) is located approximately 3.95 million light-years away in Pegasus. The galaxy is in the Local Group and is considered a companion to M31.
Luminance – 24x600s – 240 minutes – binned 1x1
RGB – 8x300s – 40 minutes each – binned 2x2
360 minutes total exposure – 6 hours
Imaged November 1st and 2nd, 2018 from Dark Sky New Mexico at Rancho Hidalgo (Animas, New Mexico) with a SBIG STF-8300M on an Astro-Tech AT12RCT at f/8 2432mm.
Its blind already set for the next working on route 7, Arriva Kent & Surrey 6229 Y462 UGC is about to turn into Church Road at Tunbridge Wells War Memorial. A few minutes later it will head up Mount Pleasant Road and pass in the opposite direction. Maidstone will be the ultimate destination. Tuesday 19th April 2016. DSCN36384A.
DAF DB250LF-Alexander ALX400 10.2m. Ex-Arriva London South DLA 262.
ARRIVA Kent & Surrey 6230 Y463 UGC is seen on The Street, Mereworth whilst working route 7. Friday 23rd August 2013.
6230 remained at Tunbridge Wells until its withdrawal in August 2016 and two months later was sol to Hams Travel of Flimwell where it is still part of their fleet.
DAF DB250 - Alexander ALX400 (Ex-ARRIVA London DLA 263 and ARRIVA Kent Thameside)
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This image, taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, focuses on an object named UGC 695, which is located 30 million light-years away within the constellation Cetus (The Sea Monster), also known as The Whale.
More information: spacetelescope.org/images/potw1936a/
Credit:
ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Calzetti
Red line 44s pass on Lower Parliament Street, with 411 on its way out of the city and Greta the 412 on its way in, on 21.3.22
I get the eyelashes if it's meant to be Greta the Gas Bus, although I really don't get why somebody thought green was a good colour to pick. Photoshop job one day maybe? "Greta the Gas Bus but it doesn't look awful?!"
A dwarf galaxy dataset I put together after being woken up by my cat, Tofu. I was unable to get back to sleep, so I decided to make myself useful.
This was put together using some custom drizzled data made by Meredith Durbin, attribution as follows:
NASA/ESA/Meredith Durbin/Judy Schmidt
Regarding the processing: The near-infrared data doesn't cover the entire image. It is smaller and diagonally positioned in a way that leaves three of the corners uncovered.
That data came from these proposals:
Quantifying Star Formation and Feedback: The M81 Group Dwarf Galaxies
A Calibration Database for Stellar Models of Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars
Red: WFC3/IR F110W+WFC3/IR F160W
Orange: ACS/WFC F814W
Cyan: ACS/WFC F555W
North is 32.50° clockwise from up.
ARRIVA Kent & Surrey 6227 Y451 UGC is seen on Lords Wood Lane, Lords Wood whilst working route 166. Friday 9th October 2015.
DAF DB250 - Alexander ALX400 (Ex-ARRIVA London South DLA 260)
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Making a rare appearance on a route normally dominated by Pulsar's (and other single deck vehicles), ARRIVA Kent Thameside 6235 Y468 UGC is seen on Valley Drive, Singlewell whilst working route 490. Wednesday 16th April 2014.
DAF DB250 10.2m - Alexander ALX400 (Ex-ARRIVA London North DLA268)
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Arriva Kent & Surrey 6248 Y494 UGC works route 191 in New Road, Chatham. Tuesday 14th June 2016. DSCN37120.
DAF DB250-Alexander ALX400 10.2m. Ex-Arriva London North DLA 294.
Glowing warmly against the dark backdrop of the Universe, this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows an irregular galaxy called UGC 12682. Located approximately 70 million light-years away in the constellation of Pegasus (The Winged Horse), UGC 12682 is distorted and oddly-structured, with bright pockets of star formation.
More information: www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1828a/
Credit:
ESA/Hubble & NASA
Hams Travel Y463 UGC at the South East Bus Festival, Detling showground on Saturday 7th April 2018. DSCN45236.
DAF DB250LF-Alexander ALX400 10.2m. New to Arriva London as DLA263 and formerly Arriva Kent Thameside 6230 for use on TfL route 160 and Arriva Kent & Surrey.
Arriva Kent & Surrey 6249 Y495 UGC, running dead from Gillingham garage, turns from Dock Road into Chatham bus station. Tuesday 3rd November 2015. DSCN35325.
DAF DB250ORSLF-Alexander ALX400 10.2m. Ex-Arriva London North DLA 295.
Arriva Kent & Surrey 6230 Y463 UGC waits time calling in at Pembury, Tunbridge Wells Hospital whilst working route 6. Saturday 3rd January 2015. DSCN32263.
DAF DB250LF-Alexander ALX400 10.2m. Ex-Arriva London South DLA 263.
An unassuming galaxy with an active nucleus hosting a black hole of a relatively low mass. With these observations, astronomers sought to characterize the galaxy's distance, morphology, the orbits of stars along the disk, and its globular cluster population. Each of these properties can be used together to help measure the mass of the black hole. It turns out that it is not very easy to measure such a thing, so it is best to try measuring it many different ways to see how closely they all match up.
The Host Galaxy of the Low Mass Black Hole in UGC 06728
Orange: WFC3/IR F160W
Cyan: WFC3/UVIS F814W
Blue: WFC3/UVIS F547M
North is 45.27° clockwise from up.
Arriva Kent & Surrey 6228 Y461 UGC on layover in Sir John Hawkins Way, Chatham prior to working route 100. Thursday 6th August 2015. DSCN34249.
DAF DB250-Alexander ALX400 10.2m. Formerly Arriva London South DLA261.
UGC 12073 (PGC 69101 and others) is the barred spiral at the center of this image. The galaxy is located approximately (iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50/pdf) 225 million light-years away in Lacerta.
UGC 12075 (PGC 69110 and others) is the odd, Arp-like spiral to the left (east) of UGC 12073.
MCG+06-49-034 (PGC 69117 and others) is the even odder galaxy left of UGC 12075.
Luminance – 27x600s – 270 minutes – binned 1x1
RGB – 12x300s – 60 minutes each – binned 2x2
450 minutes total exposure – 7 hours 30 minutes
Imaged over six nights in June, August and September, 2020 from Dark Sky New Mexico at Rancho Hidalgo (Animas, New Mexico) with a SBIG STF-8300M on an Astro-Tech AT12RCT at f/8 2432mm.
Arriva Kent Thameside 6236 Y469 UGC on the 160 in Chislehurst Road, Sidcup. Sunday 22nd March 2009. DSCN6945.
DAF DB250LF-Alexander ALX400 10.2m. Formerly Arriva London DLA269.
The Original Tour Bus DLP241 Reg Y541 UGC in the road outside Mardens shortly after arrival for a new rear advert
9 April 2015
The Original Tour Bus DLP242 Reg Y542 UGC standing in Mardens yard shortly after arrival.
7 October 2015
The Original Tour bus DLP242 Reg Y542 UGC now in its new livery receiving finishing touches, waits in Mardens yard for its driver
15 June 2017
Captured shortly after departure from Oswestry Sainsbury's in Black Gate Street, Arriva Midlands North 4803 Y485 UGC works local route 401. Wednesday 7th July 2021. DSCN51272.
DAF DB250 10.6m-Alexander ALX400. Ex-Arriva London North DLA285 in 2013.
Withdrawn in March 2022 and to Shelton Motors of Ramsey, Cambridgeshire for scrap.
Evobus (Coventry)
BN11 UGC
Mercedes-Benz Tourismo.
Lodmoor Coach Park, Weymouth.
On loan/hire to Daish's.
This Picture of the Week shows a dwarf galaxy named UGC 685. Such galaxies are small and contain just a tiny fraction of the number of stars in a galaxy like the Milky Way. Dwarf galaxies often show a hazy structure, an ill-defined shape, and an appearance somewhat akin to a swarm or cloud of stars — and UGC 685 is no exception to this. Classified as an SAm galaxy — a type of unbarred spiral galaxy — it is located about 15 million light-years from Earth.
More information: www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1935a/
Credit:
ESA/Hubble & NASA; the LEGUS team, B. Tully, D. Calzetti
Acknowledgement(s): Judy Schmidt (Geckzilla)
Pictured at the remote Redhill Wood terminus in New Ash Green, ARRIVA Kent Thameside 6233 Y466 UGC waits to depart on route 423 to Dartford. Saturday 5th March 2016.
DAF DB250 - Alexander ALX400 (Ex-ARRIVA London South DLA 266)
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Former Arriva London DLP246 Reg Y546 UGC shortly after arrival at Mardens having been taken back temporarily and returned today for decalling.
This is the first of the new series of half-tops for The Original Tour London Sightseeing
26 July2013
ARRIVA Kent Thameside 6235 Y468 UGC is seen on Green Street Green Road, Darenth whilst working route 423. Friday 2nd January 2015
DAF DB250 - Alexander ALX400 (Ex-ARRIVA London South DLA 268)
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ARRIVA Kent Thameside 6234 Y467 UGC is seen departing from Bluewater Bus Station whilst working route 433. Saturday 18th April 2015.
DAF DB250 10.2m - Alexander ALX400 (Ex-ARRIVA London North DLA267)
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ARRIVA Kent Thameside 6234 Y467 UGC is seen passing Bowes Wood on Redhill Road, New Ash Green whilst working route 489. Thursday 9th April 2015.
DAF DB250 10.2m - Alexander ALX400 (Ex-ARRIVA London North DLA267)
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On a day of intermittent heavy showers along with occasional sunny periods, Arriva Kent & Surrey 6249 Y495 UGC is caught leaving Chatham bus station on route 176. Tuesday 6th October 2015. DSCN34916.
DAF DB250LF-Alexander ALX400 10.2m. Ex-Arriva London North DLA 295.
The Original Tour Bus DLP243 Reg Y543 UGC in the road outside Mardens shortly after arrival
11 September 2103
Pictured during the final week of operation of the 2014-2015 school year, ARRIVA Kent Thameside 6233 Y466 UGC is seen is seen passing Olivers Mill on Ash Road, New Ash Green whilst working the schooldays only variant of route 423 to Wilmington Schools. Wednesday 22nd July 2015.
DAF DB250 - Alexander ALX400 (Ex-ARRIVA London South DLA 266)
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UGC 2275 (PGC 10588 and others) is a faint spiral located in Cetus.
Luminance – 27x600s – 270 minutes – binned 1x1
RGB – 8x300s – 40 minutes each – binned 2x2
390 minutes total exposure – 6 hours 30 minutes
Imaged December 3rd, 4th and 7th, 2021 and January 1st, 2022 from Dark Sky New Mexico at Rancho Hidalgo (Animas, New Mexico) with a SBIG STF-8300M on an Astro-Tech AT12RCT at f/8 2432mm.